The Adventures of Luther Arkwright is a nine-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by Bryan Talbot in the period 1978–1989. The story is adult in tone, with many mythological, historical, and political references, and a little explicit sex. In 2003 English writer Warren Ellis called Arkwright "probably the single most influential graphic novel to have come out of Britain to date... probably Anglophone comics' single most important experimental work". The series was nominated for eight Eagle Awards in 1988, winning four: Best New Comic, Favourite Character, and Best Comic Cover, with Talbot winning the award for Favourite Artist. In addition, the book was given the 1989 Mekon Award for "Best British Work" by the Society of Strip Illustration. Source: Wikipedia (en)